Comparison

MKLoRa vs ThingsBoard Live

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

IoT Mobile Application

Free

🔧 Utilities

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About

MKLoRa

Configure and manage LoRaWAN devices via Bluetooth. This tool supports Over-The-Air (OTA) updates and allows you to read device information directly from your phone.

Highlights

Bluetooth device connection
LoRaWAN device configuration
OTA function support
Read LoRaWAN device information
Manage LoRaWAN devices

Features

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1. Connect the device by the bluetooth of phone 2. As configure tool for all mokosmart LoRaWAN Devices 3. Support OTA function for LoRaWAN Device 4. Read back LoRaWAN device information by this app

About

ThingsBoard Live

Features

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The ThingsBoard Live is a mobile application that was built using open-source Flutter ThingsBoard Application available on github (https://github.com/thingsboard/flutter_thingsboard_app) and served by ThingsBoard IoT platform (https://demo.thingsboard.io). It demonstrates common capabilities provided by ThingsBoard Mobile Application. The application allows you: * Browse dashboards * Browse alarms and open alarm specific dashboards * Browse devices grouped by device profile and open device specific dashboards * Use mobile actions configured within dashboard widgets

Screenshots

MKLoRa4 screens

ThingsBoard Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MKLoRa at every 3 weeks against ThingsBoard Live's every 2 months. ThingsBoard Live's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MKLoRa ships an update every 3 weeks, ThingsBoard Live every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level

MKLoRa versus ThingsBoard Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	MKLoRa	ThingsBoard Live
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	0.0% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Every 3 weeks — better	Every 2 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	18.0	13.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	84 MB	71 MB
Age rating	17+	12+
Developer	Moko Technology Ltd	ThingsBoard, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

MKLoRa

No in-app purchases

None

ThingsBoard Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MKLoRa free?

MKLoRa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is ThingsBoard Live free?

ThingsBoard Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do MKLoRa or ThingsBoard Live have ads?

Neither MKLoRa nor ThingsBoard Live shows ads.

Which is updated more often, MKLoRa or ThingsBoard Live?

MKLoRa ships an update every 3 weeks, and ThingsBoard Live every 2 months. Most recently, MKLoRa was updated on September 9, 2026 and ThingsBoard Live on September 3, 2026.